April 22 (Reuters) – Crude rubber inventories at Japanese ports fell in the 10 days to April 10 to 15,668 tonnes after peaking at a six-year high in the previous 10-day period, marking the first fall in three months, data from the Rubber Trade Association of Japan showed.
Inventories last declined in the first 10 days to Jan. 10 this year, during which inventories fell 202 tonnes to 6,934 tonnes.
Following are details of the association’s data (in tonnes):
Type |
Apr 10 |
Mar 31 |
Mar 20 |
Mar 10 |
Feb 28 |
Feb 20 |
Crude rubber |
15,668 |
15,799 |
14,802 |
12,553 |
11,303 |
10,942 |
Natural Latex |
308 |
367 |
329 |
365 |
429 |
407 |
Synthetic* |
1,347 |
1,499 |
1,516 |
1,621 |
1,616 |
1,598 |
Synthetic Latices** |
23 |
23 |
23 23 |
23 |
23 |
|
Notes: *Solid **D.R.C
(Reporting by Risa Maeda; Editing by Bijoy Koyitty)